Q. What is the center of the ellipse 8x2+3y2−48=0?Write your answer in simplified, rationalized form.(______,______)
Divide by 48: Now, we need to get the equation in standard form by dividing everything by 48.x2/(48/8)+y2/(48/3)=48/48x2/6+y2/16=1
Standard Form Comparison: The standard form of an ellipse is (x−h)2/a2+(y−k)2/b2=1, where (h,k) is the center.So, comparing our equation to the standard form, we see that h=0 and k=0.Therefore, the center of the ellipse is (0,0).
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